Hadiths on Duties of the Imam

Authentic hadith When the revenues of Bahrain arrive, I shall give you this much and this much and this much Authentic hadith O Commander of the Believers! Allah said to His Prophet: {Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorants} [Al-A‘rāf: 199]. Indeed, this one is from the ignorants Authentic There will be selfishness and other matters that you will disapprove of after me." They asked: What do you order us to do (in such circumstances), O Messenger of Allah? He said: '"Fulfill your duty (towards the ruler), and ask Allah for your rights Authentic hadith I remembered a gold nugget in my house which I didn't want to distract me, so I ordered it to be distributed (in charity) Authentic hadith By Allah! We do not entrust this post to anyone who seeks it or is keen to attain it Authentic hadith O son, I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: The worst of shepherds is the harsh one, so beware of being one of them Authentic hadith People were judged by the divine revelation during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) but the divine revelation has ceased. Now, we only judge you by what is apparent to us from your deeds. Whoever appears to be good, we trust and honor him, and what he does in secret is no concern of ours, for Allah will judge him for what he does in secret. Whoever appears to be evil, we will not trust or believe him. Authentic hadith O Allah, treat harshly those who rule over my nation with harshness and treat gently those who rule over my nation with gentleness Authentic hadith I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he was wearing a Najrāni cloak with a thick hem. A Bedouin approached him and pulled him violently by his cloak Authentic hadith The people of Kufa complained to ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb about their governor Sa‘d. He dismissed him and appointed ‘Ammār as their governor Authentic hadith ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) allocated a sum of four thousand dirhams for each of the early Muhājirūn Authentic By Allah, no one of you takes anything unlawfully except that he will meet Allah carrying it on the Day of Judgment Authentic Every one of you is a guardian and responsible for his subjects Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to stick to the rear while traveling, urging the weak to walk quickly, letting some ride behind him, and making supplication for them Authentic hadith We will not appoint for our affairs anyone who seeks that position. But O Abu Mūsa! You go to Yemen Authentic hadith Verily Allah sent Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) with the truth and sent the Book down to him. Part of what was revealed to him was the verse on stoning. We recited, understood, and comprehended it. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) did administer stoning and we administered it after his death Authentic hadith If Allah, the Exalted, puts anyone in the position of authority over the affairs of Muslims and he secludes himself, not meeting their needs, deficiencies, and poverty; Allah will keep Himself away from him, not fulfilling his needs, deficiencies, and poverty Authentic Religion is sincerity